Spade drill insert having helical margins
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- ALLIED MASCH & ENG CORP
- Publication Date
- 2005-05-12
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60 / 518,205, filed Nov. 7, 2003, and is hereby incorporated by reference. The invention relates generally to a spade drill insert to be placed into a tool holder for boring holes into metals. More specifically, the invention relates to a spade drill insert having helical margins which provide increased stability during cutting operations.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Drilling systems are frequently used to provide cylindrical holes in metallic workpieces. The cutting or boring action of the drill system may be carried out by an elongated, substantially cylindrical drilling tool, such as a combination of a tool holder and a spade drill insert, which is selectively attached thereto. Such an arrangement may then be used in an application wherein one end of the tool holder is securely mounted in a driving apparatus, which rotates the holder about its longitudinal axis. At the o...